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Saturday, February 12, 2011

FUTURE LIFE Email - February 7, 2011

Dear Family and Friends,

Normally when I begin to write I have already preplanned what I'm going to say. Sometimes I talk about a crazy thing that's happened or something horrible I went through. After reading through my previous e-mails I've noticed a few things. The mission isn't easy, anyone that says it is didn't work with all there heart, might, mind and strength. I've watched people accept the Gospel and prosper and I've watched people deny it and suffer sometimes knowingly, other times not so much. I have been watching a brand new missionary who grew up in a life where all is well and there is no "real" problems. We are now going into houses where people live in sin that's incredible. I know what your thinking "Elder, How can you be so harsh?" these People are doomed to a path of destruction. They are walking down a road of cruelty and pain, only to find more and more at every turn. When they think they are out of it, they look and see how much pain they've been through and how much they still have to go through. This sometimes seems unbearable to me.

I have seriously considered what it will be like to go home. Will I fall into the trap of sin and become as it has been titled "Less-Active"? Will my testimony fall and crumble? Is it built on a sure foundation? It may seem scary, but I am scared; it's almost been 7 months that I've been in California and it seems like a few weeks. Will the entire mission fly by and I go home feeling like I haven't truly learned the secret of staying active?

I have learned that in order to stay active there are things I need to do. I'm going to put this into effect day ONE that I come home. I knock on doors all day, I see families that upright hate each other, they have no sure foundation, and that scares me.

The few things I've learned to staying active is this: 1. Go to church weekly no matter if you hate your ward or whatever, once you miss a Sunday its easy to miss more. 2. Go to a LDS school so you can surround yourself with members. 3. Marry someone more converted to the gospel than you.

That's what I have for now. I have to get going. Meaghan I am creating something for you it might take a few months but it's a work in progress.